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"Partially deaf due to a childhood illness, Gerald Shea is no stranger to the search for communicative grace and clarity. In this eloquent and thoroughly researched book, he uncovers the centuries-long struggle of the Deaf to be taught in sign language--the only language that renders them complete, fully communicative human beings. Shea explores the history of the deeply biased attitudes toward the Deaf in Europe and America, which illogically forced...
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That Deaf Kid is a valuable resource for parents of deaf and hard of hearing children. It examines the ongoing tug-of-war between mainstreaming, deaf schools, hearing aids, cochlear implants, sign language, speech therapy, and more. That Deaf Kid brings these issues to light and shows how it's possible to have a healthy balance. Most important, it builds a critical bridge between fitting in and belonging. When we cross that bridge, we encourage deaf...
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This is the first documentary about Black ASL: the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American Deaf communities. Black ASL today conveys an identity and sense of belonging that mirrors spoken language varieties of the African American hearing community. The program highlights the different uses of space, hand use, directional movement, and facial expression, which are ways that Black...
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"Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?"--provided from Amazon.com....
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"Matt (Christopher B. Corrigan) gets his brother, Drew (Alex Laferriere), along with their friends, together for a fun getaway camping trip. It is supposed to be a weekend of male-bonding, but everything isn't what it seems. Suddenly, they experience an apocalyptic event and are forced to focus on their own survival."--Container
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"Young Marco Lippa is a healthy twelve-year-old: carefree and prone to dreaming. The star pitcher for his baseball team, he hits the winning home run against their cross-town rivals. But the revelry soon turns into something different, as Marco becomes sick. Rushed to the hospital and stuck with needles, poked and prodded, his world spins out of control. When he wakes up, he's deaf, and his dreams crumble. Sounds Of Silence tells the story of Marco...
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Learn & Master Sign Language is a comprehensive course to learn all about the art of this beautiful and expressive language. In each lesson, you will learn vocabulary, practice signing and reception skills with sentences, questions, dialogues, and narratives. There are over 2000 vocabulary words. You will also learn about expansion features in ASL, finger spelling, numbers, and facts about Deaf culture.
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Learn & Master Sign Language is a comprehensive course to learn all about the art of this beautiful and expressive language. In each lesson, you will learn vocabulary, practice signing and reception skills with sentences, questions, dialogues, and narratives. There are over 2000 vocabulary words. You will also learn about expansion features in ASL, finger spelling, numbers, and facts about Deaf culture.
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Learn & Master Sign Language is a comprehensive course to learn all about the art of this beautiful and expressive language. In each lesson, you will learn vocabulary, practice signing and reception skills with sentences, questions, dialogues, and narratives. There are over 2000 vocabulary words. You will also learn about expansion features in ASL, finger spelling, numbers, and facts about Deaf culture.
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Learn & Master Sign Language is a comprehensive course to learn all about the art of this beautiful and expressive language. In each lesson, you will learn vocabulary, practice signing and reception skills with sentences, questions, dialogues, and narratives. There are over 2000 vocabulary words. You will also learn about expansion features in ASL, finger spelling, numbers, and facts about Deaf culture.
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Learn & Master Sign Language is a comprehensive course to learn all about the art of this beautiful and expressive language. In each lesson, you will learn vocabulary, practice signing and reception skills with sentences, questions, dialogues, and narratives. There are over 2000 vocabulary words. You will also learn about expansion features in ASL, finger spelling, numbers, and facts about Deaf culture.
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Learn & Master Sign Language is a comprehensive course to learn all about the art of this beautiful and expressive language. In each lesson, you will learn vocabulary, practice signing and reception skills with sentences, questions, dialogues, and narratives. There are over 2000 vocabulary words. You will also learn about expansion features in ASL, finger spelling, numbers, and facts about Deaf culture.
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Learn & Master Sign Language is a comprehensive course to learn all about the art of this beautiful and expressive language. In each lesson, you will learn vocabulary, practice signing and reception skills with sentences, questions, dialogues, and narratives. There are over 2000 vocabulary words. You will also learn about expansion features in ASL, finger spelling, numbers, and facts about Deaf culture.
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Learn & Master Sign Language is a comprehensive course to learn all about the art of this beautiful and expressive language. In each lesson, you will learn vocabulary, practice signing and reception skills with sentences, questions, dialogues, and narratives. There are over 2000 vocabulary words. You will also learn about expansion features in ASL, finger spelling, numbers, and facts about Deaf culture.
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